Lee Chapel Multi Academy Trust

Schools across Basildon are keen to work together in partnership under the direction of a hub to further improve provision and outcomes for all pupils. The expansion of the Lee Chapel Multi-Academy Trust is key to this outcome. The re-structuring of Lee Chapel MAT will enable Members and Trustees to hold an overview of the strengths, capabilities a... nd areas for development for each of schools within the MAT. Alongside this there would need to be an equally robust and up to date overview of the improvement targets schools are working on and need support with. Lee Chapel is already an Outstanding National Support and Teaching School, led by a National Leader of Education, and has teams of Specialist Leaders of Education who have a long track record of providing targeted and effective support to schools across Basildon. The recent increase in the schools roll (to four forms of entry) has enabled the school to further increase its middle and senior leadership capacity making us well placed to work with and support partner schools within the MAT. Under the Lee Chapel Multi-Academy Trust, each school with the same shared vision that provision and pupil outcomes in all six schools will be judged to be Outstanding. On 1st September 2016 Ryedene, Northlands and Phoenix Primary Schools joined Lee Chapel and Greensted Junior School under the Lee Chapel Multi-Academy Trust, each school with the same shared vision that provision and pupil outcomes will be judged to be Outstanding . On 1st September 2018, the trust was joined by Greensted Infants School, with the same vision. This ambition, shared by all the Headteachers, staff, Governors and communities of the six schools, is absolutely non-negotiable and achievable. With two of the five already achieving Outstanding outcomes and the remaining three clear about what needs to be done to secure these. The Lee Chapel Multi Academy Trust is the statutory body for all the schools in the Multi-Academy Trust. The Secretary of State for Education has entered into an agreement with ...Read More